Comast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Comast is a noun meaning A reveler, usually drunken or riotous.
Meaning
A reveler, usually drunken or riotous.
Example Sentences
1996: Festivals of Dionysus were often characterized by ritual license and revelry, including reversal of social roles, cross-dressing by boys and men . . ., drunken comasts in the streets, as well as widespread boisterousness and obscenity. — The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 481.
Word Forms
- comasts
Synonyms for comast
Depending on context, synonyms include reveler.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bacchant, bacchanal, mafficker, roysterer, birler, cavorter.
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